All children need to eat well and we hope the support below is helpful.
Free Lunch (or £1) for children during the Summer Holidays 2023
A number of restaurants are offering a free, or heavily discounted meal for children during the summer holidays. More details are below.
School Lunch for all pupils
We are pleased that , following on from the Westminster funding this year, from September 2023, all pupils attending primary school will be provided with a free meal at lunchtime.
Letter from the Mayor of London
Your child will receive their free school meals automatically, but it’s vitally important that you
still complete your school or borough’s registration form in case your child is eligible for extra
funding for their school from the Government, worth £1,300 per year. That’s extra money to
spend on enrichment activities, teacher development, and targeted support for the children
that need it most. Depending on how schemes operate in your borough, it may also entitle you
to other benefits like food vouchers during the holidays. More information is provided below. There is more information about
registration in your borough here
FSM Summer Holiday Lunch Vouchers
We are pleased to confirm the Local Authority will be funding vouchers for the Summer holidays for Free School Meal (FSM) eligible families. Funding has been provided through the Government’s Household Support fund that will run until Easter 2024. If you are entitled to FSM you will be given a voucher of £3.50 per child per day for 6 weeks (£105 per eligible pupil).
If you have not informed the school that you are entitled to this support, please do so immediately. More information, including the application form can be found on the School Meals page.
If your child is entitled to FSM , they are also invited to participate in the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme.
